Poster Presentation: An employee work climate survey identified a lack of respect and trust between the nurses in PACU and anesthesiologists. At that time, nurses were required to ensure that an anesthesia provider evaluate all patients prior to discharge from the unit. The nurses were totally dependent on the physicians to facilitate discharge. The nurses felt that the physicians did not value their clinical judgment in accurately assessing patients. Additionally, they felt a lack of respect for their planning and organizing patients through since they often had to wait for the physician to see the patient. The anesthesiologists would become involved with another patient's care in the operating room or with pre-accessing a patient. A task force made up of PACU nurses and Anesthesiologist was formed--a tool was created to facilitate safe and efficient patient discharge. This tool: The Discharge Protocol order has three options for discharge. One of the options allows the patient to be discharged based on the PACU Nurses discretion. The assessment skills of the PACU RN were recognized. Once the tool was put into practice, the patient flow also improved. The nurses were more satisfied with their practice and work environment. A subsequent employee survey indicated an improvement in the nurses sense of respect and trust from the physicians (57%-before the tool and 97% after the tool.)

Repository Posting Date:

28-Oct-2011

Date of Publication:

28-Oct-2011

Conference Date:

2007

Conference Name:

ANCC National Magnet Conference

Conference Host:

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Conference Location:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Description:

"Connect, Empower and Celebrate" was the theme of the 11th American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) National Magnet Conference, held 3-5 October, 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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Presentation

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Optimizing Nursing Autonomy in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit by Creating a Collaborative Working Relationship

Poster Presentation: An employee work climate survey identified a lack of respect and trust between the nurses in PACU and anesthesiologists. At that time, nurses were required to ensure that an anesthesia provider evaluate all patients prior to discharge from the unit. The nurses were totally dependent on the physicians to facilitate discharge. The nurses felt that the physicians did not value their clinical judgment in accurately assessing patients. Additionally, they felt a lack of respect for their planning and organizing patients through since they often had to wait for the physician to see the patient. The anesthesiologists would become involved with another patient's care in the operating room or with pre-accessing a patient. A task force made up of PACU nurses and Anesthesiologist was formed--a tool was created to facilitate safe and efficient patient discharge. This tool: The Discharge Protocol order has three options for discharge. One of the options allows the patient to be discharged based on the PACU Nurses discretion. The assessment skills of the PACU RN were recognized. Once the tool was put into practice, the patient flow also improved. The nurses were more satisfied with their practice and work environment. A subsequent employee survey indicated an improvement in the nurses sense of respect and trust from the physicians (57%-before the tool and 97% after the tool.)

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2011-10-28T15:39:56Z

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2011-10-28

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2011-10-28T15:39:56Z

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2007

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ANCC National Magnet Conference

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American Nurses Credentialing Center

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Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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"Connect, Empower and Celebrate" was the theme of the 11th American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) National Magnet Conference, held 3-5 October, 2007 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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dc.description.note

This is an abstract-only submission. If the author has submitted a full-text item based on this abstract, you may find it by browsing the Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository by author. If author contact information is available in this abstract, please feel free to contact him or her with your queries regarding this submission. Alternatively, please contact the conference host, journal, or publisher (according to the circumstance) for further details regarding this item. If a citation is listed in this record, the item has been published and is available via open-access avenues or a journal/database subscription. Contact your library for assistance in obtaining the as-published article.

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